April 2019 - comments-org-renewal-18mar19@icann.org

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org renewal agreement changes
by Ben Galanti April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As the owner of a .org domain, I am strongly against section 2.10 of the .org renewal agreement that removes the registration price increase limits. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removing .org domain renewal price increase cap
by Edouard Belval April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi, I would like the ICANN to reconsider their stance on removing the price increase cap. Domains such as .org/.info/.biz are used mostly by non-corporate entities that lack the funds to shoulder a massive price increase. The current 10% augmentation is already well above inflation, and will only push the bar of entry higher for individuals. The Internet was meant as a decentralized place. Don't allow greed to block people from building their own website. Thank you. Edouard Belval

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Price Cap Removal
by jason r. totten April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern - I find it troubling that we're even considering removing the price cap on the .org TLD. It's used by many non-profits and we're talking about a cap on a price that cost nothing (relatively) to produce and very little to maintain. As a computer scientist and software developer I find there to be no rational reason for removing the cap. If you disagree and would like to inform me using facts, I'm open to a response. Thank you, Jason R. Totten

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on dropping .org price cap
by Shlomo Dowen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Given that running a domain TLD is a monopoly, it is fair and proper for there to be price caps to ensure that organisations (including charities and community groups) can purchase domain names at a fair price. We urge you to keep the current price caps in place.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on proposed changes to the .org registry agreement
by Priyank Narvekar April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I respectfully make the following comments. I am a .org registrant. Legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs and should be treated that way. Legacy TLDs are what the internet was built on. They are essentially a public trust. They are very different than new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private parties. Registrants of these legacy extensions should be entitled to price predictability & stability. Advancements in technology should be driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet prices keep going up? Removing price caps is unfair to the millions of domain registrants. They will have no price protections. Every registrant will be at the complete mercy and whims of the registry. This could result in a transfer of funds from millions of non-profits to one non-profit, with no benefits to the domain registrants. ICANN is supposed to represent a "bottom up, consensus-driven multistakeholder model". ICANN should not unilaterally impose URS in legacy TLDs when that issue is precisely what is being examined by the volunteer ICANN Working Group who has been mandated to review this issue. ICANN should be looking out for the .org registrants, in particular the non-profits. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is just a handout to business at the expense of registrants’ rights and protections. Where are the protections for the millions of domain registrants that this could effect in a negative way? These changes would give way too much power to the registry. This is not acceptable for a "public benefit" organization that exists to represent many stakeholders. -- -- Priyank Narvekar, B.Eng. MBA MSc Computer Science - Class of 2020 Department of Computer Science | Faculty of Science Memorial University Of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B1E2, Canada. Tel : +1 (416) 346 3773 ( M ) Email : pnarvekar(a)mun.ca me(a)priyank.ca Website : http://www.priyank.ca

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price increases
by Ross Rosen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am against the proposal to allow the PIR to set any price increases it wants. These are names. Their cost is 0. If the goal is to make it harder for people to squat names, propose a different way. This hurts the little guy

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org renewal
by Kelly Bell April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do not allow an open-ended price increases for top level domains! The chilling and stultifying effects for the health of the internet business community, not to mention all the unknown and unintended consequences, will be widespread and devastating. The internet is a vibrant and diverse community: raising the barrier to entry for these top-level domains will give significant and unfair advantage to entities with a bunch of money, and keep those most important informational, countercultural, artistic, progressive, creative and activist voices from expression through our only truly egalitarian medium: the internet. As a small business owner who depends on the internet for the whole of my livelihood and that of my employees, raising the prices of top level domains would be disastrous for my company and my clients’ businesses. Keep domain registry prices down where they belong: affordable for every individual. It’s against the spirit and intention of a free and open internet to raise financial barriers to entry beyond the means of every individual who has something to say or sell. Now is your chance to protect the internet for now and the future; please don’t squander it. Allow no more than a 10% increase in top-level domain prices per year! Thank you, Kelly Bell (917) 446-1555 --------------- Gotham City Drupal @gothamdrupal | @Kelly

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on the proposed renewal of the .org registry agreement
by Ling Ling Tai April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do Not Approve the .Org Agreement Renewal
by Steve Piercy - Website Builder April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a .org registrant and a not-for-profit or non-profit organization. ICANN does not seem to recognize the difference between a legacy extension created with the support of the US government, that predates the existence of ICANN and that has millions of existing users and the brand new extensions that started off with a new set of rules, in particular no price controls, and no existing registrants. They have completely different characteristics, history, and ownership structure. It is not acceptable for ICANN to ignore these differences and to propose that they be treated the same. Removing price caps is not fair to .org domain owners. Many of them have websites that they have used for years. If price caps are removed, the cost to renew their domain names may become too expensive, and they could be forced to give up websites that are important to them. The Uniform Rapid Suspension policy is too new and untested to apply on domain names that may be 20 years old or more. With the URS, the domain names could be taken down in a matter of days with little notice. ICANN should be doing more to protect owners of .org domain names. Why is ICANN trying to remove price protections for .org domain owners, so many of which are non-profits, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names? Thank you for your consideration. Steve Piercy - Website Builder 2165 Tyler Street Eugene, OR 97405 voice: 831-480-0765 voice: 831-359-9525 Cell (emergencies only) web: http://www.stevepiercy.com email: web(a)stevepiercy.com Google: steve.piercy.web(a)gmail.com IRC: stevepiercy / irc.freenode.net twitter: @steve_piercy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Steve Piercy Website Builder Eugene, OR <web(a)stevepiercy.com> <http://www.stevepiercy.com/>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against the changes proposed in the .org agreement renewal
by Chuang DYC April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a domain name registrant. Legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs and should be treated that way. Legacy TLDs are what the internet was built on. They are essentially a public trust. They are very different than new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private parties. Registrants of these legacy extensions should be entitled to price predictability & stability. Advancements in technology should be driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet prices keep going up? Removing price caps is unfair to the millions of domain registrants. They will have no price protections. Every registrant will be at the complete mercy and whims of the registry. This could result in a transfer of funds from millions of non-profits to one non-profit, with no benefits to the domain registrants. ICANN is supposed to represent a "bottom up, consensus-driven multistakeholder model". ICANN should not unilaterally impose URS in legacy TLDs when that issue is precisely what is being examined by the volunteer ICANN Working Group who has been mandated to review this issue. ICANN should be looking out for the .org registrants, in particular the non-profits. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is just a handout to business at the expense of registrants’ rights and protections. Where are the protections for the millions of domain registrants that this could effect in a negative way? These changes would give way too much power to the registry. This is not acceptable for a "public benefit" organization that exists to represent many stakeholders. Yours sincerely, Dany Chuang Domain Registrant

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